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Core Requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. Submit a completed Wesley College Application Form with application fee
2. Send official transcripts of all prior academic work to the Office of Graduate Studies
3. Have a Baccalaureate degree in environmental science or related field from a regionally accredited college or university
4. Submit two letters of recommendation. At least one letter should address the academic capabilities

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
1. Students enrolled in the M.S. Program are required to complete 12 hours of core courses and 18 hours of electives.
2. Students can select either the non-thesis or thesis option.
3. Each student who completes the requirements of the program with an overall average of “B” (minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale) will be awarded the Master’s degree in Environmental Science.
4. Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale).

MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

CORE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS      12 credit hours
ES500 Air Resources                                         
ES545 Current Topics in Environmental Sciences: Soils and Water Resources
ES506 Research Methods                                  
ES507 Experimental and Project Research          
ES508 Environmental Law or
ES547 Environmental Policy                                

PROGRAM Electives                                   18 credit hours
ES505 Environmental Bioremediation
ES510 Environmental Ethics                               
ES511 Hazardous Materials Management
ES511 Hazardous Materials Management
ES512 Hazard Assessment and Management      
ES520 Environmental Calculations and Treatment Methods                              
ES522 Spatial Analysis Using Geographical Information Systems and Image Analysis
ES525 Environmental Project Management And Control
ES530 Current Topics in Environmental Sciences: Air Resources                           
ES535 Environmental Regulatory Permitting and Risk Assessment
ES555 Environmental Instrumentation                
ES556 Limnology                                              
ES575 Special Topics in Environmental Sciences
ES600 Environmental Sciences Integrated Thesis Project                                     

DEGREE PROGRAM

Example of the M.S. in Environmental Science

First Year:

Fall:

   

Spring: 

   

Summer:

ES545

ES522

Elective

Elective

Elective

 

Second Year:

Fall:

   

Spring:   

  

Summer:

ES506

ES507

Elective

Elective

ES500

 

Elective